Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
DC Comics Batman Vol. 4 The War of Jokes and Riddles
Book SynopsisEarly in Batman s career, the Joker and the Riddler would seemingly be natural allies.
£15.29
Penguin Random House Group Doctor Doom by Cantwell Larroca
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£25.59
Penguin Random House Group Superior SpiderMan Vol. 2 Superior SpiderIsland
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£13.49
Penguin Random House Group The Sentry New Printing 2
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£22.49
Penguin Random House Group Marvel May 1965 Omnibus
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£75.00
DC Comics The Human Target Book Two
Book SynopsisChristopher Chance has 12 days to solve his own murder! Superstar writer Tom King and acclaimed artist Greg Smallwood continue the noir examination of a classic DC charact
£15.29
DC Comics Batman Black Mirror The Deluxe Edition
Book SynopsisFor years Batman and Commissioner Gordon have stared into the unyielding, black abyss that is Gotham City. But can they unravel a deep and personal mystery that is inextricably tied to Gotham City's underworld? An epic Batman mystery now collected in stunning deluxe hardcover!
£33.75
Marvel Comics Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 1
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£100.49
Marvel Comics Doctor Strange by Jed Mackay Vol. 2 The WarHound
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£13.49
Marvel Comics Sins of Sinister
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£35.99
DC Comics The Death of Superman New Edition
Book SynopsisTHE EPIC EVENT THAT SHOCKED A NATION AND CHANGED SUPERMAN FOREVER!Doomsday. A creature with single-minded purpose of death and destruction. He has landed on Earth, laying waste to anything--and anyone--who dares stand in his way. The Justice League makes a valiant, but ultimately desperate, attempt to stop the unknown juggernaut. When the beast nears Metropolis, Superman answers the call to stop him.And then the unthinkable happens. The Man of Steel...is dead.Join DAN JURGENS (SUPERMAN: LOIS & CLARK), JERRY ORDWAY (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN), LOUISE SIMONSON (SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL), and many more as they bring you the seminal moment in the history of the DC Universe and the world itself. Collects ACTION COMICS #18-20, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #496-498, SUPERMAN #73-75, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #17-19, and for the first time ever in a collected edition, NEWSTIME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SUPERMAN.Trade Review“The tragedy proved to be a massive hit, receiving significant national news coverage and selling millions upon millions of copies. Spanning several different Superman titles, the arc was a blockbuster in every sense of the word. The final fight between Superman and Doomsday is a knock-out brawl for the ages.” —Paste Magazine “An epic and carefully constructed narrative.” —Bloody Disgusting “Death of Superman brought the real and fictional universes together in a stirring realization of just how much Superman means to our culture.” —IGN
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Transworld Publishers Ltd From a Low and Quiet Sea: From the Number 1
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2018'An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully crafted novel' RODDY DOYLEFarouk's country has been torn apart by war.Lampy's heart has been laid waste by Chloe.John's past torments him as he nears his end.The refugee. The dreamer. The penitent. From war-torn Syria to small-town Ireland, three men, scarred by all they have loved and lost, are searching for some version of home. Each is drawn towards a powerful reckoning, one that will bring them together in the most unexpected of ways._________'A thing of such beauty and compassion, a reminder of what the very finest sentences can do to shatter and then reassemble our hearts' KAMILA SHAMSIE'I struggle to think of a writer who has been so prolific and consistent in quality as Ryan ... Brutally honest, moving and often hilarious' GUARDIAN'Donal Ryan has not only bounded over a wall into new territory, but built himself a castle there . . . This is a superb novel.' JOHN BOYNE'Beautiful and affecting' DAVID NICHOLLS'Donal Ryan writes characters so well that as a reader you think 'I've met that man', or 'I know that woman.' But as a writer you simply wonder 'how does he do it?' From a Low and Quiet Sea is brutal and beautiful, carefully crafted portraits, deep and real, tied together, fashioned by a true artist. I absolutely loved it.' KIT DE WAALTrade ReviewA thing of such beauty and compassion, a reminder of what the very finest sentences can do to shatter and then reassemble our hearts * Kamila Shamsie *Beautiful and affecting * David Nicholls *I struggle to think of a writer who has been so prolific and consistent in quality as Ryan . . . Brutally honest, moving and often hilarious * Guardian *An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully crafted novel; Donal Ryan is giving us characters - their angles and their language - that we haven’t seen in Irish literature before. -- RODDY DOYLEDonal Ryan has not only bounded over a wall into new territory, but built himself a castle there . . . This is a superb novel. -- JOHN BOYNEFrom a Low and Quiet Sea is not only very cleverly constructed, but deeply moving too. I loved it. * Louis de Bernières *Donal Ryan writes characters so well that as a reader you think ‘I’ve met that man’, or ‘I know that woman.’ But as a writer you simply wonder ‘how does he do it?’ From a Low and Quiet Sea is brutal and beautiful, carefully crafted portraits, deep and real, tied together, fashioned by a true artist. I absolutely loved it. -- KIT DE WAALThemes of kindness and humanity are the binding thread…and Ryan writes of them with characteristic warmth and insight. * Sunday Times *The book has stayed with me -- Jonathan Franzen * Guardian, Best Books of 2018 *It’s a beautiful, luminous kind of piece - full of mystery, compassion, woven with such skill; heartbreaking and restorative. I will carry these splintered men around with me for a long time, along with the women who have loved them. -- RACHEL JOYCEFrom a Low and Quiet Sea is beautifully written, compassionate and almost unbearably moving. I loved it. I would struggle to think of any other Irish author working today who writes with as much compassion as Donal Ryan. -- LOUISE O'NEILLDonal Ryan writes with such sharp observation and humanity, that he makes us sit up and wonder at the tiny quiet internal lives of strangers. His writing is a wonderful gift to all of us. From a Low and Quiet Sea is another short and perfect novel to be inhaled in one heart-lurching gulp. -- LIZ NUGENTRyan is not the first Irish writer indebted to Joyce, but his work reminds me of something Sylvia Beach said about Joyce: “He told me that he had never met a bore.”…Wonderful * Irish Times *Deft and devastating…this book is both hard-hitting and uplifting: it serves as an indictment of the care industry, but also as a tribute to the way that humans care for one another. * The Observer *The denouement, which comes in breathless bursts, is devastating. From a Low and Quiet Sea leaves you with that sense of discombobulating enlightenment that so often characterises the quiet epiphanies of great short stories. * Sunday Times *A masterly portrait . . . the confidence with which Ryan dons the clothing of another culture marks a departure for his writing . . . a successor to John McGahern . . . It is exciting to see his subject matter move beyond his country’s borders, with the prospect of more of this to come.’ * The Spectator *Haunting ... utterly persuasive -- Joseph O'Connor * Irish Times, Books of the Year *The lives and stories, loves and tragedies, animating From a Low and Quiet Sea are wonderfully individual and finely alive. This is a brief book: yet one that lingers long in the reader’s mind. * New Statesman *As moving as anything written about Syria * Mail on Sunday *It is vomit-inducing, it’s so good. * Kit de Waal, Observer *
£8.54
Penguin Random House Group Miles Morales SpiderMan Vol. 3
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DC Comics Batman Detective Comics Vol. 3 Gotham Nocturne
Book SynopsisWHAT LIES BENEATH GOTHAM?
£22.10
DC Comics Batman Vol. 1 Failsafe
Book SynopsisSuperstar writer Chip Zdarsky joins red-hot artist Jorge Jimenez to define a new era in Batman with their critically acclaimed and bestselling Failsafe arc!
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DC Comics Batman and Robin Memento Part One
Book SynopsisGotham City is no stranger to the strange and unusual, but a cult that worships Man-Bat is certainly a new one for the Dynamic Duo!Plus, Shush continues her quiet reign of terror as both Batman and Robin chase after her. But when a familiar face from Damian?s past returns, will he be able to keep his mind on the mission? All this while Damian struggles to keep his public persona as a high school student up ? a big ask for a boy who was raised by the League of Assassins! And what?s this about a possible getaway to Dinosaur Island?!CollectsBatman and Robin #14-19
£15.29
Penguin Random House Group Uncanny XMen by Gail Simone Vol. 1 Red Wave
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DC Comics The Batman Who Laughs
Book SynopsisLeft rattled by the events of Dark Knights: Metal, Bruce Wayne must come face to face with the ultimate evil spawned from the Dark Multiverse. One part Batman one part Joker. The Batman Who Laughs.
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Oneworld Publications The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman
Book Synopsis *Selected for Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 2 Book Club* 'Quirky and charming' Guardian For readers of The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly and The Guest Cat comes this passionate, bittersweet love story that will move readers old and young Secretly steaming open envelopes and reading the letters inside, Bilodo has found an escape from his lonely and routine life as a postman. When one day he comes across a mysterious letter containing a single haiku, he finds himself avidly caught up in the relationship between a long-distance couple who write to each other using only beautiful poetry. He feasts on their words, vicariously living a life for which he longs. But it will only be a matter of time before his world comes crashing down around him.Trade Review‘Its republication could – and should – establish it as a lost and found gem.’ * The Independent, UK *'Enchanting, philosophically astute and deeply poignant.' * John Burnside *'Quirky and charming with a well-executed denouement, this novella brings to mind nothing less than a giddily-lovesick Kafka.' * Guardian *‘A captivating philosophical tale.’ * Le Devoir, Canada *‘A love story between two people who’ve never met, thanks to the magic of a deepening correspondence. In times of internet and social networking, Thériault succeeds in offering fine and spirited promotion for letters.’ * Le Figaro, France *'...an intense and very deep meaningful ending…I would recommend this book.' * 'A Bibliophile’s Book Blog' review *
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Marvel Comics King in Black
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DC Comics Green Arrow Vol. 1 Reunion
Book SynopsisThe Emerald Archer is lost, and it will take Oliver Queen s whole family to find him!
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Penguin Random House Group Deadpool by Cody Ziglar Vol. 1 Blood Bond
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Penguin Random House Group Cable United We Fall
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£13.49
Penguin Random House Group Excalibur Omnibus Vol. 3
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£100.49
DC Comics Batman Wayne Family Adventures Volume Three
Book SynopsisThe dynamics of the Bat-Family have always been a topic of interest but being a parent can't be harder than being Batman...right?!
£12.59
Marvel Comics Amazing SpiderMan Epic Collection SpiderMan or
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£34.39
Marvel Comics SpiderPunk Battle of The Banned
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£13.59
Marvel Comics Marvel June 1962 Omnibus
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£88.49
Marvel Comics Mighty Marvel Masterworks The Amazing SpiderMan
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£14.39
DC Comics Elseworlds Batman Vol. 2
Book SynopsisIn Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can t, couldn t or shouldn t exist.
£18.70
Boom! Studios Power Rangers Prime Vol. 1
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£12.34
Penguin Random House Group XMen Raid on Graymalkin
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£13.49
Penguin Random House Group Civil War
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£19.19
Marvel Comics Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 4 Venom Island
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£15.29
Marvel Comics CAPTAIN AMERICA EPIC COLLECTION THE SWINE
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£35.99
Penguin Books Ltd Until Proven Innocent
Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 2024Spectacular! British crime fiction has a dazzling new voice in Nicola Williams'' Tony ParsonsThe gripping new courtroom thriller following barrister Lee Mitchell in her most controversial case yetLee Mitchell is a young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background: in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom, everything is stacked against her.On her doorstep in South London the 15-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot, and the local community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to infamously corrupt, racist police officer Sergeant Jack Lambert as the irredeemable suspect. His own boss - rebel-turned-copper Danny Wallace - is certain he is guilty.Against her will, Lee is strong-armed into defending him. With cries of ''Black Lives Matter!'' echoing in the streets, Lee is at the centre of the turmoil as lies, anger, and mistrust spiral out of control.Trade ReviewUntil Proven Innocent is a legal thriller with heart and soul -- Erin KellyA brilliant and tense drama about legal justice that propels us well beyond the courtroom and right into the heart of a troubled community and its people -- Dreda Say Mitchell * Guardian *An authentic thought-provoking new voice in crime fiction -- Kate EllisA great twisty, gritty investigation with wonderful characters culminating in an explosive courtroom drama! -- Ajay ChowdhuryCompelling, smart, staggeringly relevant... Williams' insightful novel is pitch perfect. Outstanding -- Rachel EdwardsA brilliantly taut, gritty and authentic page turner that takes you on a thrilling road from the streets of London to the courtroom -- Nadine MathesonUntil Proven Innocent is nothing short of an astounding, brilliantly engaging book! Nicola has created one of the most daringly complex, intellectually and emotionally evocative crime stories I've read in quite some time -- Stephen Mack Jones
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd The DC Ultimate Character Guide New Edition
Book SynopsisIs Superman the World's Greatest Hero? Where is Wonder Woman from? Is Darkseid the baddest Super-Villain ever? Who is the Fastest Man Alive? Who are Batman's greatest foes?The answers to this and much more can be found in the DC Ultimate Character Guide: New Edition. Written by a DC expert, this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia features more than 230 incredible DC characters, including Batman, Harley Quinn, Justice League, Aquaman, and so many more. The epic, DC universe-changing Rebirth event was followed by the momentous Dawn of DC, which affected many characters and their stories. This comprehensive guide explores these changes alongside stunning new comic images, vital statistics, and key details of each character's powers, from super-strength to sorcery. The DC Ultimate Character Guide: New Edition is guaranteed to enthral young comics fans for hours on end. All DC characters and elements & DC. (s24)
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Penguin Books Ltd The Girls Of Slender Means
Book Synopsis''It never really occurred to her that literary men, if they like women at all, do not want literary women but girls.''The May of Teck Club ''exists for the Pecuniary Convenience and Social Protection of Ladies of Slender Means below the age of Thirty Years''. Nevertheless, and though there is a war on, they find the time between elocution lessons to jostle one another over suitors (some more suitable than others) and a single Schiaparelli gown. But can a love of literature, fine clothes and amorous young men save these young ladies from the horrors of the real world?''Unsettling and exhilarating'' William Boyd, Daily Telegraph ''An enduring genius'' Guardian Trade ReviewOne of this century's finest creators of the comic-metaphysical entertainment * The New York Times *Muriel Spark's novels linger in the mind as brilliant shards, decisive as a smashed glass is decisive' -- John Updike
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Faber & Faber Come Join Our Disease
Book SynopsisWhy be healthy when the world is so sick? From the author of Perfidious Albion, a darkly comic and profoundly affecting novel about resistance, radicalism and redemption.'Bold, unflinching. exceptional.' Observer'Unforgettable...' Times Literary Supplement'Outstanding...' Irish Times'Enthralling. a blistering critique of 21st century life.' Financial Times'Byers's mastery of tone and attentiveness to every psychological shift confirms him as one of the most accomplished novelists of his generation.' Sunday TimesTrade Review'Bold, unflinching. exceptional.' - Observer'Unforgettable...' - Times Literary Supplement'Outstanding...' - Irish Times'Enthralling. a blistering critique of 21st century life.' - Financial Times'Byers's mastery of tone and attentiveness to every psychological shift confirms him as one of the most accomplished novelists of his generation.' - Sunday Times
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Canongate Books Best Practices
Book SynopsisA tense and claustrophobic mystery set in the Montana wilderness starring Nora Best.Nora Best is starting her life over . . . again. Spotting a ''team leader'' job with a therapy program for troubled girls at Serendipity Ranch, Nora thinks it''s the perfect role. She''ll be surrounded by the beautiful Montana wilderness and be able to make a difference in the kids'' lives.All is going well until it''s revealed a girl recently died at the ranch. The other girls are struggling with the loss. The official line is she jumped from a cliff, but she was afraid of heights and would have struggled to get there alone. As trouble at the ranch escalates and another shocking discovery is made, Nora''s determined to find out the truth to protect the girls. However, with her recent troubles, the local community, police and program leaders won''t take her seriously. Can Nora overcome her past to help the girls, or are the girls using her past to help themselves?
£19.94
Marvel Comics Decades Marvel in the 00s Hitting the Headlines
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£20.39
Marvel Comics Wolverine Origin Deluxe Edition
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£24.64
Marvel Comics Mech Strike Monster Hunters
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£12.79
Marvel Comics Secret Invasion Meet the Skrulls
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£20.39
Marvel Comics INFINITY WARRIORS
£19.54
Marvel Comics Marvel Masterworks Ghost Rider Vol. 5
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£53.24
Penguin Random House Group Marvel Masterworks The Uncanny XMen Vol. 2
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£50.24
Marvel Comics SpiderMan Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol. 1 New Printing
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£100.49
